Upon hearing this, Li Junsheng was somewhat surprised. To be honest, he just wanted Boss He to help him out and give him some advice.
I have no intention of letting him invest in me!
Mr. He taking responsibility for the losses sounds like a good thing, but it involves equity, and Li Junsheng is reluctant to give him any equity.
If possible, it's best to keep everything in your own hands and those of your children!
Once others take a larger share of the equity, is the business you've worked so hard to build still your own?
Isn't he essentially working like a slave for others?
Besides Li Junsheng, Li Guohua, Li Chunya, and Li Xiaoyu were also very surprised.
Li Guohua, in particular, reacted so strongly that he stood up from his chair.
The chair legs scraped against the floor, making a harsh and unpleasant sound!
Who would have thought that Mr. He would be so ruthless, wanting to take a share of the restaurant right away?
Boss He paid no attention to the surprise of Li Junsheng's children. He just stared at Li Junsheng, wanting to see how Li Junsheng viewed the matter!
To be honest, Mr. He was very interested in Li Junsheng's delivery service.
Anyway, he wasn't short of money, so he figured he might as well consider it an investment in Li Junsheng. If it worked out, he could also get a share of the profits.
Li Junsheng remained calm and composed, not in a hurry to offend Mr. He. Instead, he asked with a smile, "How much are you planning to invest, Mr. He? We're just expanding a restaurant, so it doesn't really require too much money!"
Li Junsheng subtly indicated that he wasn't short of money to expand the store. Boss He suddenly laughed. Everyone here is smart; he knew what Li Junsheng was thinking from just one sentence.
"You're still so cunning. You said you didn't need much money, but you're just afraid I'll take too much of your shares, aren't you? You're so conservative, and you're overestimating me."
Li Junsheng raised an eyebrow. What do you mean? Wasn't he planning to invest in me just to get a larger share of the company?
Boss He chuckled and pointed at Li Junsheng, saying, "I just feel that you have a good business sense and are a smart person, which is quite rare. I just want to give you a hand. Of course, I did invest money, and I don't want you to make me lose money, but my desire to support you is definitely greater than my desire to make money!"
As he spoke, Boss He suddenly became incredibly arrogant.
"Furthermore, as someone whose career is just starting out, you should be grateful to have someone like me investing in you. I dare say that with me around, absolutely no one will dare to cause you any trouble again, understand?"
Li Junsheng cannot deny this point.
Boss He is a ruthless man. With his investment, I've essentially climbed onto a big tree.
However, Li Junsheng remained wary of Boss He's sweet talk; sometimes, a person's words can be incredibly deceiving.
Having experienced those things in his past life, Li Junsheng is now hesitant to easily believe anything good that others say!
Of course, Li Junsheng couldn't generalize and condemn everyone, so he quickly expressed his understanding and gratitude to Boss He.
“I understand Mr. He’s thoughts and I’m very grateful for them. If possible, I would really like to cooperate with you…”
After all, it's better to be a partner of someone like Mr. He than a competitor.
So, Li Junsheng brought up the same question again.
"Let's talk about how much money you plan to invest. If you invest too much, I'll be under a lot of pressure too, since I need to make sure you get your money back."
Li Junsheng's words made sense. After thinking about it, Boss He extended his palm.
“Five hundred thousand, I plan to put up five hundred thousand in start-up capital. You said that after expanding the restaurant, we want to develop towards high-end wedding banquets, so we certainly can't be stingy.”
"When we expand the restaurant, we'll use the best of everything. After all, people who hold wedding banquets care about appearances. Don't put too much pressure on me. I only need 20% of your profits. If you manage it well, I'll be able to break even!"
Mr. He made a startling statement and immediately offered a huge sum of 500,000 yuan.
Five hundred thousand might not seem like much in later generations, but in this era, it was an absolute fortune.
Many families don't even qualify as having ten thousand yuan!
Extravagant! Boss He is far too extravagant.
Li Guohua and his group were dumbfounded and shocked by Boss He's generosity.
Even Li Junsheng was a little surprised!
500,000 is indeed a lot, and Boss He's profit margin isn't too high. Under these circumstances, if I refuse again, it would be ungrateful and easily anger Boss He.
Seeing Li Junsheng's surprise, Boss He continued to speak frankly with him: "Look, a person should have ambition. Although you have the money to open a branch, your development is too slow."
"With your business model, you can't recoup your investment in a short time. You need to have enough money to support it. Are you sure you have enough capital to support the business for the rest of the time?"
Upon reflection, Li Junsheng realized that what Boss He said made sense.
Li Junsheng simply agreed to Mr. He's investment, but he still wanted to negotiate for a share of the profits!
“Mr. He is indeed very wealthy. What you said makes a lot of sense. I also want to do things to the best of my ability. But... could the profit margin be lowered a bit? After all, we are still a small business.”
After thinking about it, Boss He decided to wait and see what Li Junsheng thought first.
"So what percentage do you think would be appropriate for me?"
"Fifteen percent?"
Li Junsheng only reduced the profit by 0.5%. If he wasn't afraid of going too far, he would have negotiated a 10% profit for Boss He first.
But considering that they were willing to invest 500,000 in me, it was already very kind of them, so I couldn't be too unreasonable.
Even 0.5% is just a symbolic reduction!
Mr. He wasn't really short of that 0.5% profit, so he readily agreed to it with Li Junsheng.
"Okay, 15% it is. I'll have someone draft two contracts right now, and we can sign them directly?"
"Okay, I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration!"
Mr. He nodded and instructed his bodyguard to draft the contract. He then opened his briefcase under his arm, took out a blank check, and wrote down 500,000 for Li Junsheng.
"Here, take the check first. Just go to the bank to collect it yourself. Don't be stingy when it comes time. If we're going to expand the store, we need to expand it nicely. Otherwise, people will think you're shabby and won't hold their wedding banquet here!"
Boss He kept nagging Li Junsheng, worried that he wouldn't be willing to spend the money.
Li Junsheng found it somewhat helpless and amusing; did he really look like such a stingy person?
After reviewing the drafted contract and finding no issues, Li Junsheng formally signed it with Boss He.
Mr. He put the contract into his briefcase, stood up, put on his sunglasses, and prepared to leave.
"Don't forget to bring my mother food!"
"I certainly won't forget, Mr. He, take care! I'll see you off."
After seeing Boss He off, Li Junsheng returned to the shop, where his children were all looking at him expectantly.
"Dad, are we dreaming? Mr. He really is investing 500,000 in us?"
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